Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
WHO WORE THE BLUE.
Annual Reunion of the Thirteenth
Illinois Infantry.
The Meeting in Rock Island--S0me
Who are Present--A Trip to the
TOwer--The Business Meeting.

TOwer--The Business Meeting.
The annual reunion and anniversary
meeting of the Thirteenth Illinois in
tantry assembled in this city this morn
ing There are seventy>five to one
hundred of the veterans present. among
them several distinguished personages in
the state, such as Secretary of State u.
D. Dement,. State Senator j. d. Crabtree
of Dixon, Capt. J. B. Brown of Sterling.
Martin Abeles of Springfield. Col Noble
and Capt, Noble of Dixon, Capt. Everts
of Chicago, Harry Wymore, Esq, and
family of Amboy Mr.. Wymore
being the son of John B. Wy,
more, the colonel of the regiment, who
was killed at Chickasaw Bayou. Hon. J.
G Lanahan of Sterling, 0rville Hamilton
of Dixon. and others, Many of the vet
Grams have their wives, daughters and
families with them
The regiment formed in front of head
quarters at the Harper house at $50 this
morning. under command of Maj j. NJ.
Besrdsley. the president of the society,
and having their photographs taken IN
group, marched down Second avenue
TO Seventeenth street, headed by Bleuer's
Knights Templar band, and took cars on
the Milan road for Black Hawks watch
tower, where the morning was spent.
This afternoon the
BUSINESS SESSION
WAS held at the Sons of Veterans new
hall on Second avenue near Sixteenth
street
The hall had been very neatly decora-
ted. On entering the drill room where
the session was held, The word "Wel
come. in white letters on blue back
ground met the vision. Over the
presidents seat was likeness of
the regiments first colonel, Lyman.
| Another attractiye ornament was q cabinet
belonging to Maj. Beardsley and contains
ing the photographs of company D. of
this city. President Beardsley presided,
Secretary Abes read the minutes of the
last reunion at Dixon. On motion cons
mittee composed of one member from
each county was appointed by the chair
to select the next place of meeting and
recommend list of officers for the en-
suing year. The chair named as the
committee; company Al. L. Noble,
B-John D. Lanahsn; C-S T. Joslin;
OWN. PAYNE; EFF. NJ Fox; FIR.
F. Hevener; CIV. B. Garlick; HI
NJ Eddy; flames Everts; K
Charles Bowles.
The committee recommended Sterling
as the next place of meeting. the date
May "a, and nominated the following
officers,
President D. Lanahan, Sterling.
Secretsry-Martin Abels, Springfield.
| Corresponding Secretary-George II.
Drake, Sterling,
4 Vice Presidents-W e. Woodwork.
Dixon; George B. Brown Sterling; VIM.
H. Hall, Ambov; J NJ Beardsley, Rock
Island; John Tiff, Aurora; Seymour STAFF
ford, Coal Valley; VIM, Sheer, Morrison;
R. T. Arnold, Amboy; j E Emf, Chica.
go Chas. Carpenter.
! A vote of thanks was extended the
) local committee and the Sons of Veterans
for courtesies.
The secretary was instructed to tele-
graph greetings to the Fifteenth regi-
: ments reunion al Polo today, and ad'
I iournment was taken until tonight, when
the banquet will be held.
The local members of the regiment ar,
Mai. J. NJ. Beardsley, DR., s. c. Plum
mer, L. V. Eckhart, Calvin Harson
james Cooper, Quincy Mcneil, Cbas
I Weaver, P. F. Morgart, Anton Deisen
d roth The ARGUS has heretofore sketch
! ed the
=; HISTORY OF THE REGIMENT,
!. but the reproduction of an outline ma
d not be amiss. The Thirteenth was com
y y posed of companies of the the
ID second congressional district, being mus
tered in at Dixon. H., May "a, 1861, be
ID ing composed of ten companies: fror
$ Cook county, Fl from Kane from Du
lie Page, E and F from DeKalb, A and c frol
y Lee, B and G from Whlteside. and D frol
Ell Rock Island. John B. Wymore of An
O. boy, was made colonel, an Office hel
a until his death. The regiment psrtic
pated in the battles of Pea Ride. Chicks
c; saw Bayou, being under general con
e. mand of Gen. W. T. Sherman and lat
e, Gen. U. S. Grant, was in the siege
e Vicksburg, the battle of Missionai
Ridge, and important historical confiic
of the war of the rebellion. The reg
", ment was mustered out June /. 1854,
c; Springfield, and has celebrated the ann
IL. verssry of its organization ever sine
q Last year the regiment met at Dixon.
SMALL SHOT.
The G. A. r. veterans are alwa
" welcome.
! Flags are floating from several mas
&c; heads in honor of the veterans.
&c; The meeting lasts but one day. endil
I tonight with banquet at Armory ha
Rock Island has had three Grand Arr
Reunions within year. First the Arr
G. of the Tennessee; then the State Encam
y; ment, G. A. R.; now the Thirteen
regiment.
The reason Rock Island failed to get
Soldiers home has leaked out. "a